Roadwise States South Carolina Driving lessons Child passenger safety South Carolina driving lesson · Before You Drive
Child passenger safety A 2-minute lesson from the South Carolina course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 2 minutes
Course unit Before You Drive
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 50, 51 Children need the right seat for their age and size, installed properly and used correctly every trip. In SC, the seat and its position in the car are set by law (SC Code §56-5-6410).
Know the rule
Never place a rear-facing child safety seat in front of an air bag.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ Know the rule
Children age seven and younger must sit in a car seat in the back seat, to avoid injury from an air bag in a collision.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ 57 inches Height (or age 8) at which a child may use an adult belt that fits properly
Handbook p. 50 ↗ Know the rule
A booster seat must be used with lap and shoulder belts.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ Know the rule
Read your vehicle owner's manual and the child restraint directions for your specific system.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ Put it into practice
Your 5-year-old nephew has outgrown his forward-facing seat but is 44 inches tall. He goes in a booster seat, used with lap and shoulder belts, in the back seat until an adult belt fits him properly.
A useful reminder Order of stages: rear-facing (under 2), then forward-facing (2+), then booster (4+), then belt (8+ or 57 inches).
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Where must a rear-facing child safety seat never be placed? In the back seat Behind the driver's seat In the center of the back seat In front of an air bag Answer: In front of an air bag
You must never place a rear-facing child safety seat in front of an air bag.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ Children age seven and younger must sit where to avoid injury from an air bag? In a car seat in the back seat In the front seat with a seat belt only Anywhere in the vehicle In the front seat with the air bag disabled Answer: In a car seat in the back seat
Children age seven and younger must sit in a car seat in the back seat of the vehicle to avoid injury from an air bag.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ An infant under age two must be secured in: A forward-facing car seat in the front seat A rear-facing car seat in a rear seat A booster seat in the rear seat An adult seat belt only Answer: A rear-facing car seat in a rear seat
An infant under age two must be secured in a rear-facing car seat in a rear seat of the vehicle.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ A child at least age two who has outgrown a rear-facing seat's height or weight limits must be secured in: An adult seat belt A rear-facing seat regardless of size A forward-facing seat in the back A booster seat in the front seat Answer: A forward-facing seat in the back
Such a child must be secured in a forward-facing car seat in a rear seat of the vehicle.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ Children at least age four who have outgrown their forward-facing car seat must be secured in: An adult seat belt only A rear-facing car seat The front seat with an air bag A booster seat in a rear seat Answer: A booster seat in a rear seat
These children must be secured by a booster seat in a rear seat until they meet height and fit requirements for an adult belt.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ A child may be restrained by an adult safety belt instead of a booster seat once they are: At least age 8 or 57 inches At least age 5 or 40 inches tall At least age 10 regardless of height At least age 6 or 48 inches tall Answer: At least age 8 or 57 inches
A child at least age 8 or at least 57 inches tall may be restrained by an adult safety belt if it fits properly.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ Previous lesson Safety belts & air bags Next lesson Securing your load About the source Roadwise’s South Carolina course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 50, 51. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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